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Ministry of Food Processing Industries

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MOFPI) is a ministry of the Government of India responsible for the formulation and administration of the rules, regulations, and laws related to food processing in India.

Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Branch of Government of India
Ministry of Food Processing Industries

Incumbent
Chirag Paswan
since 11 June 2024
Agency overview
Formed1947
JurisdictionGovernment of India
HeadquartersNew Delhi
Annual budget₹1,400 crore (US$170 million) (2018-19 est.)[1]
Cabinet Minister responsible
Agency executives
Websitehttps://mofpi.gov.in/

The ministry was established in 1988, with the aims of developing a strong food processing industry, increasing employment in the rural sector, and enabling farmers with modern technology.

Cabinet Ministers

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  • Note: MoS, I/C – Minister of State (Independent Charge)
No. Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Minister of Food Processing Industries
1   Jagdish Tytler
(born 1944)
MP for Delhi Sadar
(MoS, I/C) 		25 June 1988 2 December 1989 1 year, 160 days Indian National Congress (I) Rajiv II Rajiv Gandhi
2   Sharad Yadav
(1947–2023)
MP for Badaun 		6 December 1989 10 November 1990 339 days Janata Dal Vishwanath Vishwanath Pratap Singh
3   Hukmdev Narayan Yadav
(born 1939)
MP for Sitamarhi 		21 November
1990 		21 June
1991 		212 days Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Chandra Shekhar Chandra Shekhar
4   Giridhar Gamang
(born 1943)
MP for Koraput
(MoS, I/C) 		21 June
1991 		17 January
1993 		1 year, 210 days Indian National Congress (I) Rao P. V. Narasimha Rao
5   Tarun Gogoi
(1936–2020)
MP for Kaliabor
(MoS, I/C) 		17 January
1993 		13 September
1995 		2 years, 239 days
6 Brigadier
Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo AVSM
(born 1941)
MP for Dhenkanal
(MoS, I/C) 		15 September
1995 		16 May
1996 		244 days
–   Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(1924–2018)
MP for Lucknow
(Prime Minister) 		16 May
1996 		1 June
1996 		16 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee I Atal Bihari Vajpayee
–   H. D. Deve Gowda
(born 1933)
Unelected
(Prime Minister) 		1 June
1996 		6 July
1996 		35 days Janata Dal Deve Gowda H. D. Deve Gowda
7   Dilip Ray
(born 1954)
Rajya Sabha MP for Odisha
(MoS, I/C) 		6 July
1996 		21 April
1997 		1 year, 172 days
21 April
1997 		25 December
1997 		Gujral Inder Kumar Gujral
8   S. Jaipal Reddy
(1942–2019)
Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh 		25 December
1997 		19 March
1998 		84 days
–   Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(1924–2018)
MP for Lucknow
(Prime Minister) 		19 March
1998 		3 February
1999 		321 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee II Atal Bihari Vajpayee
9   Pramod Mahajan
(1949–2006)
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra 		3 February
1999 		13 October
1999 		252 days
Ministry disestablished during this interval[a]
Minister of Food Processing Industries
10 Chaman Lal Gupta
(1934–2021)
MP for Udhampur
(MoS, I/C) 		1 September
2001 		1 July
2002 		303 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee III Atal Bihari Vajpayee
11 N. T. Shanmugam
(born 1947)
MP for Vellore
(MoS, I/C) 		1 July
2002 		15 January
2004 		1 year, 198 days Pattali Makkal Katchi
–   Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(1924–2018)
MP for Lucknow
(Prime Minister) 		15 January
2004 		17 January
2004 		2 days Bharatiya Janata Party
12   Rajnath Singh
(born 1951)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh 		17 January
2004 		22 May
2004 		126 days
13   Subodh Kant Sahay
(born 1951)
MP for Ranchi
(MoS, I/C until 22 May 2009) 		23 May
2004 		22 May
2009 		6 years, 241 days Indian National Congress Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
28 May
2009 		19 January
2011 		Manmohan II
14   Sharad Pawar
(born 1940)
MP for Madha (2009–2014)
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra (from 2014) 		19 January
2011 		26 May
2014 		3 years, 127 days Nationalist Congress Party
15   Harsimrat Kaur Badal
(born 1966)
MP for Bathinda 		27 May
2014 		30 May
2019 		6 years, 112 days Shiromani Akali Dal Modi I Narendra Modi
31 May
2019 		17 September
2020 		Modi II
16   Narendra Singh Tomar
(born 1957)
MP for Morena 		17 September
2020 		7 July
2021 		293 days Bharatiya Janata Party
17   Pashupati Kumar Paras
(born 1952)
MP for Hajipur 		7 July
2021 		19 March
2024 		2 years, 256 days Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party
18   Kiren Rijiju
(born 1971)
MP for Arunachal West 		20 March
2024 		10 June
2024 		82 days Bharatiya Janata Party
19   Chirag Paswan
(born 1982)
MP for Hajipur 		10 June
2024 		Incumbent 164 days Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) Modi III
  1. ^ The ministry's competences were transferred to the Ministry of Agriculture in October 1999.

Ministers of State

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No. Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
1   Arun Subhashchandra Yadav
(born 1974)
MP for Khandwa 		19 January
2011 		12 July
2011 		174 days Indian National Congress Manmohan II Manmohan Singh
2   Harish Rawat
(born 1948)
MP for Haridwar 		19 January
2011 		28 October
2012 		1 year, 283 days
3   Charan Das Mahant
(born 1954)
MP for Korba 		12 July
2011 		26 May
2014 		2 years, 318 days
4   Tariq Anwar
(born 1951)
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra 		28 October
2012 		26 May
2014 		1 year, 210 days Nationalist Congress Party
5   Sanjeev Balyan
(born 1972)
MP for Muzaffarnagar 		27 May
2014 		9 November
2014 		166 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
6   Niranjan Jyoti
(born 1967)
MP for Fatehpur 		9 November
2014 		30 May
2019 		4 years, 202 days
7   Rameswar Teli
(born 1970)
MP for Dibrugarh 		31 May
2019 		7 July
2021 		2 years, 37 days Modi II
8   Prahlad Singh Patel
(born 1960)
MP for Damoh 		7 July
2021 		7 December
2023 		2 years, 153 days
9   Shobha Karandlaje
(born 1966)
MP for Udupi Chikmagalur 		7 December
2023 		9 June
2024 		185 days
10   Ravneet Singh Bittu
(born 1975)
Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan 		10 June
2024 		Incumbent 164 days Modi III

Functions of the ministry

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  • Policy support and developmental
  • Promotional and technical
  • Advisory and regulatory

Goals of MOFPI

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  • Better utilization and value addition of agricultural produce for enhancement of income of farmers.
  • Minimizing wastage at all stages in the food processing chain by the development of infrastructure for storage, transportation and processing of agro-food produce.
  • Induction of modern technology into the food processing industries from both domestic and external sources.
  • Maximum utilization of agricultural residues and by-products of the primary agricultural produce as also of the processed industry.
  • To encourage R&D in food processing for product and process development and improved packaging.
  • To provide policy support, promotional initiatives and physical facilities to promote value added exports

Roles of MOFPI

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The strategic role and functions of the Ministry fall under three categories:

  • Policy support developmental & promotional
  • Technical & advisory
  • Regulatory.

It is concerned with the formulation & implementation of policies and plans for all the industries under its domain within the overall national priorities and objectives. Its main focus areas include—development of infrastructure, technological up gradation, development of backward linkages, enforcement of quality standards and expanding domestic as well as export markets for processed food products.

The Ministry acts as a catalyst and facilitator for attracting domestic & foreign investments towards developing large integrated processing capacities, by creating conducive policy environment, including rationalization of taxes & duties. It processes applications for foreign collaborations, Export Oriented Units (EOUs) etc. and assists/guides prospective entrepreneur in his endeavour.

Post liberalization, it has approved a large no. of joint ventures, foreign collaborations, industrial licenses and 100% EOU proposals in different food processing areas and has taken major policy initiatives to facilitate an accelerated growth of the industry. The functions of the Ministry can be broadly classified as follows:

Regulatory

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Earlier the regulatory responsibilities of MoFPI were to implement Fruit Products Order (FPO), However, by the enactment of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, these regulatory responsibilities are transferred to Food Safety Authority of India, New Delhi which is under control of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Budget data" (PDF). www.indiabudget.gov.in. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-04. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  2. ^ Hashmi, Imran. "FSSAI". Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
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